Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-24

when she happened 10 have il in her peck
ct. The key il not in the house now
doesn't think it is haven't looked for IL.
Her hat was black one turned up ON one
SIDE with red ribbons and feathers Saw
the pieces Of clothing they were pieces Of
Helen Burt's clothing the purse was her
purse the ear jewels were hers, aud the
money Her (the witness's) mother paid her
money for IA pair Of shoes. There are two
rooms in their house, front room and
back room There are hunks in both. Her
father and mother aud Helen Burt slept in
the front room and herself and her brother
slept In the other room. She last saw Hell
en- Burt ON Monday Of the week before,
when she went away from their house
alone just at dusk one or two stars might
have been out Did not know why she
went away There had been no trouble
that she knew Of Her father and mother
and brother were all there no one else
She said she was going TO Brattleboro ON
her own business would give no other rea-
son. Sugland said nothing 10 her he had
been home from his work two hours. Wit
ness was pretty friendly with the grl-not
very had no trouble with her hadn't told
the selectmen that her father quarreled
with Addie and hit her slap and knocked
her over the table. Had no talk with Fred
Waite. When Addie left she went up the
road alone didn't tell where she was go
ing.
First heard Of her death Monday morn
ing when they came down to pick straw
berries and Fred Waite told them. Heard
Of il first from 'the women folks Wit
ness's real name is Sugland Gould is a
nickname. Her father was chuppng all
day Monday and Tuesday aud Wednesday
and Thursday, and was at home nights .
was positive; she knew by the sound of
the axes that he was at work chupping he
couldn't have gone out nights without her
knowing it. He was there Thursday morn
ing and went TO work us usual went u
work after dinner as usual. Thursday
evening fixed up ready to go down to the
dedication next day. None of them went
TO Brattleboro that week till then. Friday
morning her father started for Bratteboro
about 6:3O. This was the first time he had
been away from home that week. He was
not on the railroad track any time except
| Friday. She did not know Joe Norman.
| Had had no conversation with her father
since his arrest.
John r. Sugland Sworn. Is 80 years
old. Has lived with hi. father since he has
been at work for Waite. Worked all last
week except one day, about Wednesday
when he went fishing half day, while his
| father staid at home. His mother was
away two days at work at neighbor's
| Had known Helen Burt three or four years
/ She had been at their house of and ON ever
since they have worked for Waite She
| first came 10 their house when they lived in
/ Algiers ON Broad Brook Mrs. Almond
brought her there Addie went away from
their house Monday night Of last week
/ SAID she was going TO Brattleboru lie
supposed she was going to the Big East
ems because she always did 20 there.
She and his father had had no trouble.
/ They did have some trouble u good while
/ ago jawed little Had no recollection
of time when Joe Norman came up
there 70 see Addie and he Cwitnessj went
and told his father First heard Sunday
night that u woman had been pulled out Of
the water. Told his folks. Didn't mis-
/ trust it was Addir. His father came a.
Bruttleboro saturday Told about Adlic
going away 10 Springfield the week before.
/ She came to Dumuerston depot
VIM Trendall-swurn. Had known He.
On Burt since she lived mt Suslnnds in
/ Guilford, rs much as six or seven years ago
. Saw her body up to the cemetery. Had
heard Of her at Sugland's. but hal not seen
her since last fall. when she was there with
/ Joe Norman. She and jos were VERY
great together. John Suglaud and Al
/ lie were very intimate. Suglaud used u
say that he liked her before anybody else.
He had threatened tn kill Norman if h.
found him with her. Onc day last fall she
and Norman went 10 GuilfOrd and got som,
/ whlskey, and Addie came back pretty hot.
tell We" Sugland came there and said he
wished he could get his hands on Norman
and he would cut him up. Sugland had
| often sent her money t0 come 10 him but
she wouldn't stay lie had talked abusive.
ly 10 her and had often said that she had
got to les "A good-ior- nothing, dirty. rotten
creature Norman was terribly afraid of
Sugland. John told him OTrendnlll ON both
Friday and Saturday that Helen had gone
away 10 Springfield been gone eight or
nine days. He had threatened to kill her
If she didn't stop going with Joe Norman.
Frank Green t"Barbcr' Greenl-sworn.
Has known Sugland since he was baby
he is ~ or 43 years old now. Had known
Addie Burt about six years. Her home was
there mostly The feeling between them
has been friendly sometimes and sometimes
not. Had seen her when she looked rs il
they had had trouble. Suglaud had threat
ened 10 kill her and Norman and then kill
himself. Told about a time last winter
when Sugland's boy went to where his
father was chopping and told him Norman
was there Sugland started for the nous,
with an AK but Norman ran away bcfor,
he came because the girl urged him TO-
On cross examination Green snid he and
| Sugland didn't mean Ia have much 10 dt
with each other He lwtncssl had threat
ened TO get even with SugIand That,
what | said"
Jacob Cartledge "a negro sworn Work,
for Henry Fletcher. Was old enough u,
carry gun for Uncle sam Knew Addit
Burt knew Sugland. The substance of
his testimony was that last Saturday night
he went across the toll bridge for n walk :
thought he would 20 over and visit Fred
Miller; stopped to talk with Mr.. Putnam
went on beyond a little ways aud sat ON tn,
fence while and then came back thought
he would go and see Miller some other day
he saw Miller getting some ice and sand
Hello, and Miller said Hello He fail
cd to give any Ineligible reason for being
over ON the island
A. G. Carleton-sworn. Lives ON Soutl
Main street, Brattleboro Is conductor on
the freight train which leaves here foI
Windsor at G:3O A. NJ. and comes back il
the afternoon at o'clock. Saw Suglant
last Saturday, alone, beside the track, about
/ o'clock was going north. Saw him ont
day before that week fore part of tn,
week thoughtit was Monday about three
fourths mile this side of Dummerstom sta
ton was u woman with him might hay,
seen him some other day last week, but
couldn't be sure.
Nicholas Baker-sworn. Is IA brakeman
ON Cartoons train. Saw Sugland besid,
the track on Monday and Thursday after
noon; saw him Thursday about half way
between Dummerston and Brattlehoru sta
ton remembered it was Thursday becaus,
they had IA sort of mixedup lumber train
that day. Saw Suglund the Monday hefur,
about 40 rods below the other place A
girl was with him on Thursday.
On cross examination said he thought il
was not Friday that he saw Sugand til,
girl had on light dress as near as he could
remember
Fletcher Benton-sworn Is brakeman
on the same train Knows Sugland saw
him beside the track "a week ago yester-
day (Monday) n woman was with him
couldn't tell whether she was white on
black because she held her purasol down
low. Saw Sugand with a woman again on
Wednesday or Thursday, couldn't say
which. Knew it couldn't have been Fri
day because that day he left his gloves in
the caboose ear.
Conductor Carleton, recalled, said he
thought he saw Sugland ON Thursday, but
didn't like TO swear that it was Thursday
WEDNESDAYS TESTIMONY.
Morning Session.
John Carney-sworn. Is porter Mt thu
Brooks House knows Sugland saw him